• 748th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 114 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shàn (shan4)good (virtuous) • benevolent • well-disposed • good at sth • to improve or perfect

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

善于 (善於)
善良 
完善 
改善 

Uncommon

友善 
善事 
善哉 
善待 
善心 
善恶 (善惡)
善意 
善款 
善用 
善解人意 
善变 (善變)
多愁善感 
妥善 
慈善 
慈善家 
乐善好施 (樂善好施)
行善 

RareShow 93

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.